U.S. Army weapons engineers have begun fielding a new lightweight 81mm mortar that’s 14 percent lighter than current 81s. The new M252A1 81mm mortar is 12 pounds lighter than its predecessor, the M252 ...

Ottawa, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - March 16, 2021) - KWESST Micro Systems Inc. (TSXV: KWE) (OTCQB: KWEMF) ("KWESST" or "the Company") today announced that it has successfully achieved an important ...

Rheinmetall’s recent contract award to supply the Swiss Army with 81mm mortar cargo ammunition and MX2-KM 81mm mortar weapons has seen the force adopt a systems approach to its new weapon. The Swiss ...

PICATINNY ARSENAL, N.J., Dec. 16 (UPI) --A new lightweight 81mm mortar system from the U.S. Army's Picatinny Arsenal is being fielded by U.S. troops. The Arsenal reports the new M252A1 81mm system is ...

June 18, 2017: In early 2017 it was noted that among the additional weapons being delivered to secular Syrian rebels (backed by a U.S. led coalition) were EIMOS truck mounted 81mm mortar systems. This ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Members of the 35th Infantry Regiment test a new “shoot and scoot” mobile mortar system. (Global Military Products) The Army’s ...

PICATINNY ARSENAL, N.J. - Engineers here at the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM) Armaments Center are working to develop an enhanced 81mm mortar (E81) high-explosive mortar ...

I came across this cool photo today, and I thought I’d share it with Team SOFREP. Here we see Navy SEAL Tommy Richardson helping out guys from the 82nd Airborne by standing on the base plate of one of ...

July 1, 2012: Israel has delivered the first six of its 81mm CARDOM mortar systems to Spain. The CARDOM is a mortar system that is low recoil, so that it can be carried in unarmored vehicles. Spain ...

Troops from The 1st Battalion, Duke of Lancaster's Regiment (1 LANCS) fire 81mm mortars on a live fire range in Jordan during Shamal Storm. Shamal Storm is designed to test how effectively the UK ...